A BROWN MAN IN RUSSIA | BOOK REVIEW
A BROWN MAN IN RUSSIA Vijay Menon (Glagoslav) A fairly short book, yet one where even the title of it intrigued this reader. Vijay Menon’s memoir provides an unrestricted look …
A BROWN MAN IN RUSSIA Vijay Menon (Glagoslav) A fairly short book, yet one where even the title of it intrigued this reader. Vijay Menon’s memoir provides an unrestricted look …
TIRZAH AND THE PRINCE OF CROWS Deborah Kay Davies (One World) The words ‘coming of age tale’ are usually enough to make me reach for literally anything else, but Tirzah …
HER WATCHFUL EYE Julie Corbin (Mulholland) Have you ever felt that someone’s watching you? Like the song? Well, they are. It’s a fact that there are more cameras on the …
DEAR EVELYN Kathy Page (And Other Stories) Dear Evelyn, British/Canadian writer Kathy Page’s seventh novel, provides the reader the chance to experience her realistic and often dark style, through the …
A TERRIBLE COUNTRY Keith Gessen (Fitzcarraldo Editions) A Terrible Country follows the story of Andrei Kaplan, a Russian who emigrated to America, as he returns to Moscow to look after his …
NO GOOD BROTHER Tyler Keevil (Borough Press) Currently employed as a Cardiff University lecturer, Tyler Keevil has lived in Wales for several years but continues to set his fiction in …
Voices of Cardiff Brian Lee (History Press Ltd) Over the years, Cardiff historian Brian Lee has done a stellar job in documenting the city’s history. Now amended for 2018, Voices …
May Naomi Kruger (Seren) Naomi Kruger’s debut novel, May, is a triumph. We follow the contours of dementia through our primary character May over one day in an old age …
Emrys Roberts (Y Lolfa) One of the biggest issues we face as a nation is a lack of our own media, and as a result Welsh history tends to get …
Mike Jenkins (BBTS Publications) With an image of a dragon in a business suit on the cover cutting off its tongue with a pair of scissors – image supplied …
Camilla Grudova (Fitzcarraldo Editions) Camilla Grudova is a Canadian writer who has featured in literature journals such as Granta. This is her first collection of fiction, and it marks her …